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Ventilation of the Neuromuscular Patient with Bill Bortcosh, Part 1

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The Difference Between Central Apnea and Pseudo Central Apnéea

Central apneas are thought of like apneas in the line of Andean's curse. If you drive someone CO2 down by hyperventilating them and then they don't breathe, is that central apnea? Is it pseudo central because their brains are good but have just been exposed to these hyper carby over time or is this a natural adaptation for those with neuromuscular stuff inflicted on them)? Either way, it's happening. You're right though. It's important to discuss. Yes, yes exactly.

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